GRE Word List

EXEGESIS

exposition

The meaning of the word exegesis is exposition.

Random words

WordMeaning
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
averto declare positively
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
affinityrelationship by marriage